Stijn Streuvels Quotes:

He went, ever on the move, with the slow, shuffling step of wandering beggars who are nowhere at home.

source: - Stijn Streuvels (2005). “The Path of Life”, p.34, 1st World Publishing

Topics: Moving, Home, Steps, Shuffling

I was a devil of a scapegrace in my time.... Father racked his head for days together to find a punishment that I should remember; but it was all no good... bread and water was a welcome change to me from the everyday monotony of potatoes and bread-and-butter. After a sound drubbing followed by half a day’s fasting, I felt more like laughing than like crying; and, in half a while, all was forgotten and my wickedness began afresh and worse than ever.

source: - Stijn Streuvels (2005). “The Path of Life”, p.10, 1st World Publishing

Topics: Father, Punishment, Water, Bread And Butter